Cellulosic materials as natural fillers in starch-containing matrix-based films: A review

TJ Gutiérrez, VA Alvarez - Polymer Bulletin, 2017 - Springer
In this work, the different cellulosic materials, namely cellulose and lignin are analyzed. In
addition, the starch-containing matrices (isolated starch and flour) reinforced with cellulosic …

Hybrid Nanocomposite Films of Starch, Poly (vinyl alcohol)(PVA), Starch Nanocrystals (SNCs), and Montmorillonite (Na‐MMT): Structure–Properties Relationship

S Naderizadeh, A Shakeri, H Mahdavi… - Starch …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Starch, as a natural, renewable, and biodegradable polysaccharide, is widely used in the
food and pharmaceutical industries. However, the extreme water‐sensitivity and poor tensile …

Nanocomposite starch films: A new approach for biodegradable packaging materials

P Chavan, A Sinhmar, S Sharma, A Dufresne… - Starch …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The growing interest in nano‐starch materials offers the opportunity to develop biomaterials
for distinctive use in food, medicine, cosmetics, and other fields. The conceptual framework …

Characterization and properties of non-granular thermoplastic starch—Clay biocomposite films

G Mansour, M Zoumaki, A Marinopoulou, D Tzetzis… - Carbohydrate …, 2020 - Elsevier
Biocomposite films were prepared using as raw materials non-granular normal maize starch
plasticized with glycerol and Na-montmorillonite clay particles in various concentrations. The …

Synthesis of nano cellulose fibers and effect on thermoplastics starch based films

NR Savadekar, ST Mhaske - Carbohydrate Polymers, 2012 - Elsevier
Starch based films limit their application due to highly hydrophilic nature and poor
mechanical properties. This problem was sought to be overcome by forming a …

Fabrication and characterization of starch-based nanocomposites reinforced with montmorillonite and cellulose nanofibers

J Li, M Zhou, G Cheng, F Cheng, Y Lin, PX Zhu - Carbohydrate polymers, 2019 - Elsevier
In this study, one-dimensional (1D) cellulose nanofibers (CNFs) were used to stabilize the
dispersion of two-dimensional (2D) montmorillonite (MMT) plates in aqueous system. Then …

Mechanical, barrier and morphological properties of starch nanocrystals-reinforced pea starch films

X Li, C Qiu, N Ji, C Sun, L Xiong, Q Sun - Carbohydrate polymers, 2015 - Elsevier
To characterize the pea starch films reinforced with waxy maize starch nanocrystals, the
mechanical, water vapor barrier and morphological properties of the composite films were …

Evaluation of the antimicrobial, thermal, mechanical, and barrier properties of corn starch–chitosan biodegradable films reinforced with cellulose nanocrystals

CA Díaz-Cruz, C Caicedo, EJ Jiménez-Regalado… - Polymers, 2022 - mdpi.com
Packaging materials play an essential role in the preservation and marketing of food and
other products. To improve their conservation capacity, antimicrobial agents that inhibit …

Development and characterization of biodegradable films from whey protein concentrate, psyllium husk and oxidized, crosslinked, dual‐modified lotus rhizome starch …

S Sukhija, S Singh, CS Riar - Journal of the Science of Food …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
BACKGROUND The combined effect of variously chemically modified lotus rhizome starch,
whey protein concentrate, psyllium husk and glycerol was evaluated on developed …

Biocomposites reinforced with cellulose nanocrystals derived from potato peel waste

D Chen, D Lawton, MR Thompson, Q Liu - Carbohydrate polymers, 2012 - Elsevier
This study investigated the effectiveness of cellulose nanocrystals derived from potato peel
waste as a reinforcement and vapor barrier additive. The nanocrystals were derived from …